Re: EDP problem

["mr.monk" <monk@fuse.net>]

andre,

    there were a host of problems originally. and i will say that i am 
not nearly as savvy on the machine as you or other friends of mine 
(nameless)... but the kind of problems aren't really attributable to 
operator error.


1) loud, screeching white noise at various times
2) unit looking like it's in record but not recording (but not 
consistently)
3) unit refusing to go into record at all (with and w/o pedals attached)
4) unit refusing to go into overdub, even though all indicators say 
that it is...
5) no sound at all even though the little green light shows signal..

these all occur randomly. i was playing a concert with jai uttal for 
about 1000 folks and after one record and one overdub, it stopped 
recording anything. i had to reach over and reboot the thing onstage 
while playing solo and start all over. i'm afraid that mechanically 
it's just not a pro machine. and gibson seems to be not remotely 
interested in supporting it at this point. i get no answers from them 
for months at a time. sigh....

   i mean really how many of us are there who really use the thing in a 
pro context in front of significant numbers of people? not too many. 
id' think they'd be gung -ho for the advertising.


i know that some of these could be related to a quantize issue but i 
never, ever use quantize and i always reboot the whole system to try to 
alleviate the problems. even though i got my edp through an 
endorsement, gibson made me pay for the repairs, and the unit still 
does all of the above except the white noise.

do you know anyone who has toured a lot and still relies on one? i know 
people who drive their own gear to a couple of dozen shows a year, but 
i haven't seen anyone really touring with one lately. not that there 
may not be a few. if i had the money to have three of them, i'd take it 
out on the road. i actually still do take it on the road, but i have 
the repeater there in case it isn't in the mood to cooperate.

r.


On Saturday, March 22, 2003, at 05:21 PM, Andre LaFosse wrote:

> Ric, I'd be very interested to know what the problem that you 
> originally
> sent your EDP in to repair for was, and what inconsistencies you're
> still experiencing with it today - fill us in if you can.